HomeMy WebLinkAbout03283 ORD - 06/24/1952II°IJINOGn:Ar
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AN ORDINANCE �a a
APPROPRIATING SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY -NINE DOLLARS AND FOUR
CENTS 9.0 ) FROM NO. 296 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1950 CON-
STRUCTION FUND (STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM TO COVER THE
COST OF A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM AT THE INTERSECTION OF
LEOPARD AND CARANCAHUA STREETS TO BE INSTALLED BY CITY
FORCES; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
WORKS TO PROCEED WITH SAID PROJECT; AND DECLARING AN EM-
ERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THERE IS NEEDED SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY -NINE DOLLARS AND
FOUR CENTS ($689.04) FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM -
AT THE INTERSECTION OF LEOPARD AND CARACAHUA STREETS IN THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, SUCH INSTALLATION BEING-NECESSITATED BY THE REMOVAL OF CENTRAL
POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY POWER POLES FROM THIS INTERSECTION; AND
WHEREAS, THERE ARE SUFFICIENT FUNDS AVAILABLE AND UNAPPROPRIAT-
ED IN N0. 296 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1950 CONSTRUCTION FUND (STREET TRAFFIC
CONTROL SYSTEM) FOR SUCH APPROPRIATION; AND
• WHEREAS, SAID WORK IS BEING PERFORMED WITH CITY FORCES;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM No. 296 IMPROVE-
MENT BONDS 1950 CONSTRUCTION FUND (STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM) THE SUM
OF SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY -NINE DOLLARS AND FOUR CENTS ($689.04) TO COVER THE
COST OF MATERIALS AND LABOR FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL
SYSTEM AT THE INTERSECTION OF LEOPARD AND CARANCAHUA STREETS, SAID WORK
TO BE PERFORMED WITH CITY FORCES.
SECTION 2. 'THAT THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED
AND DIRECTED TO PROCEED WITH SUCH INSTALLATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1
HEREOF.
SECTION 3. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF A STREET TRAFFIC
CONTROL SYSTEM TO PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE
GENERAL PUBLIC CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY
REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION
SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDI-
NANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUN-
CIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST,
REQUESTING THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE
PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN
FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASS-
ED AND APPROVED THIS THE 7` DAY OF Ju , A.D. 1952.
RAY DR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
TTEST:
TY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS Tq LEGAL FOW:
CITY ATT6 RNEY
Corpus Christi, Texas
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing
ordinance, a'public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspen-
sion of the Charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall
be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or
resolution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council; I, therefore,
hereby request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass this
ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of
the City Council.
Respectfully,
MAYOR
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForrest'
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
Frank E. Williamson
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForrest
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman�4
Frank E. Williamson
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INTER- OFFICE COMMUNICATION
Dept Police
To Legal Department
Fro Sg .' W Ba k tt� Traffic Coo � tor Date June 17��952
Subject�pprcmriation Ordinance
This Department requests that an ordinance be drawn appropriating 0689.04
from Fund #296 Improvement Bonds 1950 Construction F%M, (Street Traffic
Control System to cover the cost of a new traffic signal system at the
intersection of Leopard & Carancahua Streets.
This installation was necessitated by the fact that the Central Power &
Light Company was removing all of their power poles from this intersection
and all of our equipment was connected to their poles.
Listed below is the cost of equipment,and labors
One GS4 single dial controller 319."
Four Ornamental pole bases 59.60
Labor 250.00
Cable & misc. hdwe. - -60 -00
�poa7.74
Sgt. W.• ..Basirett
Traffic Coordinator
ccs H. H. Stirmax3
W. J. Burke
W. G. Graf
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JUNE 19, 1952
2 certify to the City Council that the money required
for the contract, agreement, obligation, or expenditure contemplated
in the above and foregoing Ordinance is in the Treasury of the City
of Corpus Christi to the credit of No.' 296 IMPROVEMENT BONDS 1950
CONSTRUCTION FUND (STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM) IN THE AMOUNT OF $689.04
WHICH
I&m3stfrom which/it is proposed to be drawn, and such money is not
appropriated for any other purpose.
Director of Finance